Comments on: How to make your music loud, without killing it stone dead

By: How to loose the loudness war ..... - Pagina 2 - homerecording.be forum

How to loose the loudness war ..... - Pagina 2 - homerecording.be forum — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:31:38 +0000

[...] whatever lelijke woorden er nog voor zijn. hier is een meneer die dat nog helderder kan uitleggen: Master a song loud, without killing it stone dead en hier is een topic op gearslutz waarin Andy Wallace wordt vermeld, hij heeft dat principe [...]

By: daveeee

daveeee — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:22:14 +0000

oh i see… BEYOND the point !!

sorry ignore that.

By: daveeee

daveeee — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:20:26 +0000

Shouldn’t it read: “Never push a band beyond the point where the gain reduction DOESN’T return to zero several times per bar” ???

Great article though

By: Quora

Quora — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:26:44 +0000

Logic Express: how can I increase the volume of an audio export?…

The quick and dirty way to make your track louder is to put a compressor on the main output and crank it way up. This will make your music loud, but ruin your dynamics and probably ruin your track. Increasing the volume of your track without destroying…

By: Ian Shepherd

Ian Shepherd — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:13:45 +0000

I agree about using both, although I think meters are more useful for “training” our ears. I always trust my ears over the meters, in the end.

By: Code Affinity

Code Affinity — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:10:39 +0000

I think the golden rule of mastering is use to use your ears and the meters together, until they both sound and look right.

By: George Bernacchi

George Bernacchi — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:43:35 +0000

Oh OK! I was little confused there. Thank You Ian
George

By: Ian Shepherd

Ian Shepherd — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:21:04 +0000

Hi George,

No, I mean if there is compression built into the cab of the guitar amp itself, or if you use a “stomp box” or similar to add compression. If you use a Pod, these effects will be built into the presets, or you may have chosen them yourself. Does that help ?

Ian

By: George Bernacchi

George Bernacchi — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:23:08 +0000

Can You explain compressing at the amp? Do you mean that I should compress while tracking?

By: Ian Shepherd

Ian Shepherd — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:21:14 +0000

Hi David,

Glad to help – no-one should suffer from ‘compression guilt’

It’s not black and White, though – I’ve mixed and mastered records with no compression at all, but I also use it pretty heavily at times. Bear in mind that a lower compression ratio means you need a lower threshold to hear the results, which could result in more compression overall. Whereas a higher ratio with a higher threshold means more aggressive control but less often.

It’s a tricky business !

Ian